The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-08-14
THE KLATsKANIE TRAGEDY.
Story Of the Woman Who Made the Trouble.

IecSdIuluS lut IcCtub muiucE al
McGraw's Landing, Mrs. De Jour.
nette tells the Ne1cs the following
story:
"In 1874, at the age OF 20, 1 mel
William Sattler here in Portland and
were married. We moved to Klats.
kanie shortly afterward, and con-
tinued to reside there until the spring
of 1881, when / came to Portland and
my husband went to California. Ii
was our intention to effect final sep
aration. While living here met
William De Journette, and we be-
came very much attached to each
other. Ny husband came back in
the fall and by his consent / got a
divorce and then married De Jour
nette. We lived here in Portland I'M
I'll a year ago this spring, when fhy
husband concluded to move to Klats-
kanine, partly because our little girls
health demanded change, and part
ly because he could get steady work
at making shingles on the place of
William Sattler, my former husband.
We had been there but short time
when this man Upton came there and
went to work in the shingle mill with
my husband. To tell the truth l was
disappointed with my incessant pow
erty and longed TO live as other
women live and ass every woman
wants to live. L had not the pleas
ures of a good, we'll provided home,
as my husband was a poor manager,
though he doubtless did as well as
he could. At this time Upton be-
came very attentive toward me, but /
attributed it TO a feeling of kindly
pity that 1 supposed he felt toward
me. He was always very good to my
little girl, whose age Is now only
seven years, and seemed to never tire
of fondling her. L had no idea that
he was in love with me, neither did /
care for him. Somehow he found
ont that L wanted a different home.
and one day he broached the subject
to me of leaving my husband, and
going to my sister who lives In Texas
At that time L scorned the idea, and
would not listen to him, but as time
went on, and the utter hopeleSsness
of my situation grew npon me, and
seeing that my little girl must grow
up In ignorance and rags IL [ staid
there, / agreed to leave and go to my
sister. ! had $50 when l left home,
which Sam Upton said would take
me to Texas. When | got to Port
land. Upton coming with me, found
that he had shipped my trunk and
clothing TO Seattle. He then per-
suaded me to 60 to Seattle and stop
with his sister till he could get more
money, when he would send me to
Texas. So l went over. and when L
got there he told me that he intend
ed TO kill my little girl to get her out
of the way, and that if L objected he
would kill me. This was the first
evidence of violence he ever exhibited
toward me. He watched me so close
ly that / could not turn round with
out his seeing me. L managed TO
write to my husband, begging
him to take me back. He
sent me some money, and get
ting away, L returned to Por tland,
where my husband met me, and we
got rooms, and went to housekeeping.
l had begun to think we were rid of
Upton, when one night he came into
the sitting room, and said he would
cut my throat If he could find a razor
He then grabbed me, but being afraid
[ might call the neighbors he went
away. All this time my husband was
in the adjoining room, but he was so
afraid of Upton that he would not
come out. Next day had Upton AZ
rested for trying to kill me. He lay
in Jail six weeks, and when the day
for trial came was away from home,
and did not know he was to be tried
then, SO, by my not appearing in
court, he was released. That evening
| met him on the street, and he came
up to me and, shaking his fist In my
face. said: Damn you, L kill you
all yet" We then, to get away from
him, moved again to Klatskanine.
Once more thought he had conclud-
ed TO let us alone, when, Saturday
night, Just as we were sitting down
to supper, Upton came to the house
and began quarreling with Mr.. DE
Journette. Mr.. Sattler then said /:
well, if you want to have a row,
you must get off my place" My
husband went out into another room,
and Upton swore that he had come
there to kill the whole family and
then kill himself. Ny husband then
came into the room, when Upton
pulled his revolver and shot him in
the side, then he turned and fired
two shots at Sattler, who fell TO the
floor. Turning to my husband he
discharged the other two shots al
him, one of them striking him i'm the
head, just over and behind the ear,
killing him instantly. When my
husband fell dead, L ran with my
little girl, and Upton, loading his
pistol, followed me. and, catching me
by the wrist, dragged me back to the
house over the brush and stones, and,
holding my right hand in his left
placed his pistol to my head.
begged him not to kill me, but he
said he intended to end my life right
there. begged him not to kill my
little girl, but he said: Il come here
to kill you all, and then kill myself.
I will kill your little girl so she car
go with you" Then he pulled the
trigger, but the revolver would no
go, and, after vainly trying to shoot
me, he said TO Sattler: "Will you
take care OF the girl il 1 don't shoe
her? l am going to kill the woman
but the girl is too young and limo.
cent" Sattler said: "Yes, I'll taxi
oara of her. hnt vhy do Won want n